NIGERIA'S U-23 squad (Dream Team) delegation will on Monday departs Nigeria for the Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea.
The will begin its final preparations for the men’s football tournament at the Rio Olympics.
Siasia who became the first home-grown coach to win a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China said: “Not many people gave us a chance going to the African finals in Senegal. We love it that way because so much focus is on the other teams and we are able to concentrate on devising our own strategies.
“The last time I took the U-23 to the Olympics, we won silver. This time, we will aim for gold.”Meanwhile, after the tournament in Korea, the team will train in Manchester, United Kingdom before heading to Atlanta, United States of America, from where it will travel to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics.
Atlanta, USA was the setting for Nigeria’s triumph at the men’s football tournament of the Olympics in 1996 – a first for an African country.
Nigeria will play in Group B of the tournament against Sweden, Colombia and Japan. Hosts Brazil, who lost 0-1 to Nigeria in a friendly in Brazil two months ago, head Group A which also has South Africa, Iraq and Denmark. Germany, Mexico, Korea Republic and Fiji make up Group C while Argentina, Honduras, Algeria and Portugal are in Group D.
